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Recently escaped from reformatory, young Reinaldo struggles to get by in the streets of Havana in the late 90s, one of the worst decades for Cuban society. Hopes, disillusionment, rum, good humour and above all hunger, accompany him in his wanderings, until he meets Magda and Yunisleidy, survivors like himself. In one or the other’s arms, he will try to escape the material and moral misery surrounding him, living love, passion, tenderness and uninhibited sex to the limit.

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Philosophy professor Abe Lucas is at rock bottom emotionally and is unable to find any meaning or joy in life. Soon after arriving to teach at a small town college, Abe gets involved with two women: Rita Richards, a lonely professor, and Jill Pollard, his best student, who becomes his closest friend. While Jill loves her boyfriend Roy, she finds Abe’s tortured, artistic personality and exotic past irresistible as her fascination with him grows. But pure chance changes everything when Abe and Jill overhear a conversation between strangers and become drawn in.

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Paul Dédalus remembers his childhood… his mother’s madness… the bond that united him and his brother Ivan… He remembers turning sixteen… his father, the inconsolable widower… His trip to the USSR that led him to offer his own identity to a young Russian… He remembers himself at 19, parties, betrayal… He remembers his student years in Paris… Above all, Paul remembers Esther. She was the heart of his life… „a fanatic heart“.

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The amusing and moving tale of Greg, a student in his last year of high school who navigates the minefield of adolescent social life by steering away from all close relations. In fact, he describes his best friend Earl, his sidekick in the making of loopy short films, as being ‘more like a co-worker’. But when Greg’s mum insists that he spend time with Raquel – a girl in his class recently diagnosed with leukaemia – Greg discovers the importance of true friendship.

Inhalt:Carlos, a bank executive, begins his typical everyday morning taking the kids to school. No sooner has he started the car than he receives a call from a person who, despite being a complete stranger to Carlos, turns out to know absolutely everything about him. The voice tells him there’s a bomb under his seat and that he’s only got a few hours to gather very large sum of money. Either that, or his car will be blown to pieces.

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A coming-of-age story about 16-year old Ari, who, after living with his mother in Reykjavik, is sent back to the far-flung Westfjords region to live with his father, Gunnar. There, he has to navigate a difficult relationship with his father as he finds that his childhood friends have changed. In these hopeless, desperate surroundings, Ari has to sharpen up and find his way.

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Benoit, 14, leaves the countryside for Paris. His first day at school turns out to be more difficult than expected, and he quickly becomes isolated. Until one day, Johanna, a new Swedish girl arrives in class. Benoit decides to throw a party at home but only three people show up… three nerds, Aglaée, Red Head and Constantin. Against all odds, they have the greatest night together. Finally accepted by the other upper class clique, he drops his three friends to become popular.

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1975. Two miles west of London, Dr. Robert Laing moves into his new apartment seeking soulless anonymity, only to find that the building’s residents have no intention of leaving him alone. Resigned to the complex social dynamics unfolding around him, Laing bites the bullet and becomes neighborly. As he struggles to establish his position, Laing’s good manners and sanity disintegrate along with the building.The lights go out and the lifts fail but the party goes on. People are the problem. Booze is the currency. Sex is the panacea.

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In the lawless border area stretching between the U.S. and Mexico, Kate Mercer, an idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by Matt Graver, an elite government task force official to aid in the escalating war against drugs. Led by Alejandro, an enigmatic consultant with a questionable past, the team sets out on a clandestine journey forcing Kate to question everything that she believes in order to survive.